How to Make Hardwood Floors Shiny

Hardwood floors are very common in most homes and they offer many benefits regards to maintenance and style. A properly clean and shiny hardwood floor adds warmth and elegance to a room. Despite the vast numbers of commercial cleaners, a lot of them contains chemicals that may do more harm than good to your home and family’s health.

Most nontoxic cleaners remove grimes and dirt and conditions the wood to retain its sheen. Plain water though may look like the safest choice will damage the hardwood floor surface since wood (and most finish) will absorb moisture and eventually swell. It won’t even clean it well and make it shiny. Sweep or dust mop your hardwood flooring daily, especially in most traffic areas like entrances and other areas with so much activities of people and pets. Frequent sweeping removes surface dirt and minimizes or prevents the use chemical cleaners.

Here are some tips to make your floor cleaner and shinier:

Regular cleaning

Regularly sweep and mop the hardwood flooring with dry soft mop or microfibers. Frequently do this in heavily traffic areas like doorways and living rooms. This will prevent from dirt and debris from building up that will cause more damage in the future.

Apply Hardwood Floor Polish

Apply floor polish after dusting/mopping. Vacuum cleaning is also recommended but not necessary.

Apply floor polish that is made from natural ingredients. It is suggested to apply floor polish right after dusting or mopping since dirt, dust, and grimes will build up with any liquid solution.

Steps in hardwood floor polishing

Apply floor polish with a soft microfiber cloth in small sections of the floor. Make it sure that you smooth out along the grain not against the grain to prevent from filling up.